One of the sacred books of the Mormon Church, published in 1830 by Joseph Smith, and believed by Mormons to contain the sacred history of the lost tribes of Israel in the Americas and to prophesy the appearance of Jesus after the Resurrection to establish religious order. Holy scripture of the Mormons, supplemental to the Bible. First published in 1830, it is held by all branches of Mormonism to be a divinely inspired work translated by the founder of their religion, Joseph Smith. It relates the history of a tribe of Hebrews who migrated from Jerusalem to America 600 BC. They eventually split into two groups: the Lamanites, who were ancestors of the American Indians; and the Nephites, who were instructed by Jesus before being destroyed by the Lamanites. The prophet Mormon recorded their history on gold tablets, which were buried and remained hidden for centuries. Moroni, Mormon's son, appeared to Smith in angelic form and revealed their location
The last of a pretended line of Hebrew prophets, and the pretended author of The Book of Mormon, or Golden Bible, written on golden plates This work was in reality written by the Rev Solomon Spalding, but was claimed by Joseph Smith as a direct revelation to him by the angel Mornion Spalding died in 1816; Smith, 1844
One of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the Book of Mormon, first published in 1830
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Mormon Church of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Mormon church; "Mormon leaders"; "the former Mormon practice of polygamy
It was organized in 1852, and is represented in about forty States and Territories of the United States
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Mormon church; "Mormon leaders"; "the former Mormon practice of polygamy"